WATCH: Former police officer Kim Potter testifies in own defense for killing of Duante Wright

Kim Potter, the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, took the stand on Dec. 17 to testify in her own defense.
Potter is charged with manslaughter in Wright’s April 11, 2021 death. It was the first time Potter publicly spoke in detail about the shooting. Potter, 49, has said she meant to draw her Taser instead of her gun when she shot 20-year-old Wright as he was trying to drive away from officers seeking to arrest him on a weapons possession warrant.
Video of the shooting recorded by the officer’s body cameras showed Potter shouting “I’ll tase you!” and “Taser, Taser, Taser!” before she fired.
Potter’s attorneys have argued that she made a mistake, but it also would have been within her rights to use deadly force if she had meant to, because another officer was at risk of being dragged by Wright’s car.
Prosecutors say Potter was an experienced officer who had extensive training in Taser use and the use of deadly force, and that her actions were unreasonable.
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